Notice of Intent to Sole Source: Automated Lodging Reservation System (ALRS) � Grissom ARB
Air Force and Space Force · FA4654 434 CONF LGC
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation F5D0016167A001 in this department, oldest first.
- Jul 28, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
- Aug 10, 2026Special NoticeOpen
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
- Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.
What the notice says
1. Description of Action The 434th Contracting Flight at Grissom ARB, IN, intends to award a sole-source, firm-fixed-price contract to Howard Day and Associates, 5334 NAVARRO ST, HOUSTON, TX 77056 for the procurement and support of the ALRS system. The authority permitting this sole-source acquisition is FAR Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services utilizing simplified procedures in accordance with the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) framework. Anticipated Contract Structure & Value: Estimated Annual Value: $10,500.00 Total Estimated Contract Value (including options… (show all)
): $52,500.00 2. Unique Qualifications / Requirement Context The Automated Lodging Reservation System (ALRS) utilizes proprietary software code, reservation scheduling databases, and specialized system configurations designed and owned exclusively by Howard Day and Associates. No other vendor possesses the source code, legal rights, or proprietary data access required to modify, maintain, or support this operating system. As the original developer of the ALRS software, Howard Day and Associates is the only source capable of satisfying this requirement without the Air Force Reserve Command incurring substantial duplication of costs and unacceptable operational delays in lodging management during Unit Training Assemblies (UTAs). 3. Submission of Capability Statements (Fair Opportunity) This publication is not a request for competitive proposals or a solicitation for bids; however, in accordance with FAR 5.101(c)(1)(vi), all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. 4. Response Instructions Any vendor believing they can fulfill this requirement must submit a detailed capability statement demonstrating their technical ability to provide the required ALRS system and services. Responses must be submitted via email only to the Points of Contact listed below. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. Response Deadline: August 12, 2026 at 2:00 PM EDT
Who won similar work
57 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same product/service code (PSC) 7A21.
Single-winner award sizes (57): middle half $80K to $701K, median $276K; range $28K to $317.8M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORP | 3 | $3.2M | Sep 30, 2026 |
| CURTISS-WRIGHT DS, INC. | 3 | $783K | Jun 9, 2026 |
| The MathWorks, Inc. | 2 | $10.3M | Jan 12, 2026 |
| Ansys Government Initiatives, LLC | 2 | $2.6M | Dec 31, 2025 |
| DATAMINR, INC. | 1 | $317.8M | Aug 27, 2026 |
| OGILVY PUBLIC RELATIONS WORLDWIDE LLC | 1 | $15.0M | Apr 1, 2026 |
| ECHELON SERVICES, LLC | 1 | $3.5M | Feb 6, 2025 |
| BOEING DIGITAL SOLUTIONS, INC. | 1 | $2.1M | May 30, 2025 |
| ADA CORE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 1 | $1.4M | Mar 25, 2025 |
| JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC | 1 | $1.2M | Aug 5, 2025 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- Sep 30, 2026CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORP$262KNotice of Award - HADEAN AI TRL7 & TRL9 Software
- Sep 29, 2026STARLIMS CORPORATION$84KSTARLIMS Annual Maintenance Plan
- Sep 17, 2026PLEXSYS INTERFACE PRODUCTS, INC$131K(VADAAR) License, Hardware, and Services
- Aug 27, 2026DATAMINR, INC.$317.8MRequest For Proposals: HAF/A2 Publicly Available Information (PAI) Alerting Services for Department of War (DoW) Enterprise Licensing
- Aug 14, 2026CGTECH Irvine CA 92618 USA$141KVericut Maintenance Renewal
- Jul 30, 2026ADVANCED SIMULATION TECHNOLOGY, INC.$80KTelestra Servers and Software Upgrade with Maintenance
- Jul 27, 2026PARATUS AI, INC.$120KScheduling Software
- Jul 23, 2026IDEA ENTITY CORPORATION$1000KAATC Digital Transformation - Financial Execution and Knowledge Port
- Jul 14, 2026VCLOUD TECH INC$108KPolyworks Renewal 2026
- Jun 11, 2026BLUEALLY TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LLC$701KNutanix Renewal
Competitive landscape
For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied Air Force, Dept of since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Air Force, Dept of job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 32 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.